Cheap EPSON Perfection 3200 PRO Color Scanner (Electronics) Price

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Customer Reviews of EPSON Perfection 3200 PRO Color Scanner

Next best thing to spending thousands of dollars.
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>This scanner can give AWESOME results if you know how scanners work, understand colorspaces and film and other technical details, I ran a laser drum scanner and did color separations for a living for way to long, I can make this scanner dance and get great results, the SilverFast software is for ADVANCED USERS, novices or people that want a one button make it perfect first time need not apply. It is complex but it is also POWERFUL! <
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>That said, Photoshop is way more complex than most people that use it actually know or understand. <
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>I have done nothing but 35mm negatives and postives and 4 x 5 positvies with this thing and everyone of them looked AWESOME!!! <
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>Outside of needing EXTREME enlargements, this scanner does 99.99% of what I need it to do for high end print magazine ads. <
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>I am sure it works in non-transparent mode just fine, I just have never needed to use it. <
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>Pros will love it, tweakers will love it and dedicated amatures ( future pros ) will love it, it is not for grandma or mom to scan in family photos and the like.

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Terrific Scanner
I've had several scanners over the years but this is the best one yet. I found it particularly good on a wide variety of photo formats, especially negatives of all common sizes. I agree with others that the Silverfast software is difficult to master but it does pretty good job after learning its quirks. Also, you print out a multipage guide on how to use Silverfast and visit their web site for online tutorials.

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Scanner and software
The scanner does a good job on both transparencies and negatives using the included carriers and is a relatively affordable way to digitize those older negatives and slides. The Silverfast software included is quite difficult to use, with meager, unclear documentation. Even purchasing the Taz Tally book may not be helpful, as it too is complicated and incomplete. The Epson software included with the scanner is simpler to use and gives adequate results, especially when scanning into Photoshop.

Given the choice between the standard 3200 or the pro version with the Silverfast AI software, I would now choose the standard version. The savings can be better spent elsewhere.